Senate Bill 431
Hunting, trapping, and fishing approvals issued to recipients of a medal awarded by the U.S. armed forces that is equal to or higher than the Purple Heart medal in order of precedence and maintenance of a list of such medals by the Department of Veterans Affairs. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 9, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to treat a nonresident recipient of a U.S. armed forces award that is equal to or higher than the Purple Heart medal in order of precedence as a resident for purposes of issuing hunting, trapping, or fishing approvals. The bill also requires DNR to issue a conservation patron license at a reduced fee to a resident or nonresident applicant who has received a U.S. armed forces award that is equal to or higher than the Purple Heart medal in order of precedence. Under the bill, the Department of Veterans Affairs is required to maintain a list of medals awarded by the U.S. armed forces that are equal to or higher than the Purple Heart medal in order of precedence.
Under current law, DNR must treat a qualified member of the U.S. armed forces, a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces, or the national guard or a nonresident who has received the Purple Heart medal as a resident for purposes of determining the member's eligibility for, and cost of, obtaining hunting, trapping, or fishing approvals. Fees for approvals issued to residents are lower than for those issued to nonresidents. This bill expands this treatment to a nonresident who has received a medal awarded by the U.S. armed forces that is equal to or higher than the Purple Heart medal in order of precedence.
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Under current law, a conservation patron license confers a number of hunting, trapping, and fishing privileges and allows free vehicle admission to state parks and related areas. Under current law, DNR must issue a conservation patron license at a reduced fee to a resident or nonresident applicant who has received a Purple Heart medal. This bill expands this requirement to a resident or nonresident applicant who has received a medal awarded by the U.S. armed forces that is equal to or higher in order of precedence than the Purple Heart medal.
Under this bill, for purposes of a DNR determination of whether a person is a qualified recipient of a U.S. armed forces medal, verification by a county veteran services office is sufficient proof that a person has received an armed forces medal.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . All 4 are Republicans.
29 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (29)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Bob Gannon · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Treig Pronschinske · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 4, 2018
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Dec 7, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 31, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 9, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry.
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Oct 9, 2017
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 9, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Craig, Marklein and Moulton; cosponsored by Representatives Kremer, Skowronski, Allen, Bernier, Brandtjen, Crowley, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Gannon, Horlacher, Krug, Mason, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Ott, Petryk, Pronschinske, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Spiros, Subeck, Thiesfeldt and Tittl
- Oct 9, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry
- Oct 31, 2017 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 7, 2017 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 4, 2018 · Senate
Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate